A RADCLIFFE primary school is set to ban parents from parking on the streets near the school in a bid to cut the daily traffic chaos there.

Chapelfield Primary School has been campaigning for almost 20 years to get the no-parking restrictions extended to Clough Street directly outside the school gates and round the corner into Stand Lane.

Headteacher Malcolm Gates, said: "This has been a recurring problem over the years and parents have fought hard to convince fellow parents not to park outside the school because of the dangers they cause. I have only been here for two years but in that time have seen some quite incredible driving manoeuvres. I saw one parent actually back into a child as they were trying to get out of a parking space.

"The road is very narrow and cannot cope with the amount of cars that park on it during dropping off or going home time and we are very lucky that there have not been any serious accidents.

"Because the cars are parked so close together outside the school, children often have to cross between parked cars and the dangers of that are obvious.

"We were trying to reinforce the message last week during road safety week with children acting as traffic wardens and placing traffic cones outside to drive home the message."

Parents have giving their backing to the ban.

Simon Shonn said: "I would like to see them accomplish the ban, but people won't stick to it - they don't care."

Lisa Gardner said: "Me and my son have nearly been hit by a car because parents don't pay any attention."

Tracey Foster said: "I think it's a good idea and people will probably stick to it."